

The George Carlin Commemorative Collection is in stores June 12th, pre-order it now. On stage, on TV (hes had 12 HBO specials, with a 13th scheduled for next year), on albums (25 so far) and on video, he tells the people what he wants them to. If that’s not enough, there’s also the HBO specials Life Is Worth Losing and It’s Bad for Ya that include liner notes written by Patton Oswalt. Beginning with 1977s On Location: George Carlin at USC and ending with 2008s Its Bad for Ya, Carlins sometimes taboo material entertained millions of people. Carlin was once dubbed 'the dean of counterculture comedians' and has been regarded as one of the most influential stand-up comics of his time. There’s also never-before-seen material from the 1960s – when Carlin was a clean-cut, suit-wearing guest on the variety shows such as Talent Scouts, The Jackie Gleason Show, and Hollywood Palace. George Carlin HBO Specials Spanning 31 years (1977-2008), George Carlin performed 14 original standup performances for Home Box Office. George Carlin (1937-2008), a celebrated stand-up comedian, actor, social critic and author, was best known for his irreverent, dark comedy and reflections on American society.
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Additional bonus material includes APT 2C (a never-aired HBO pilot from the 80s) plus two one-hour stand-up comedy club performances that features material performed by Carlin for the first time. The George Carlin Commemorative Collection will feature all 14 of Carlin’s HBO specials, including a previously unreleased HBO special entitled 40 Years of Comedy hosted by Jon Stewart plus Carlin’s posthumous audio release, I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die.įor the Carlin diehards, the collection will also feature Carlin’s first stand-up special from 1973, The Real George Carlin which has not been seen since it first aired. It’s amazing to think that ten years after his death, we keep finding stuff I’d never seen before!” stated Kelly Carlin. “While digging around in dad’s stuff, we found a few gems that we just couldn’t keep for ourselves. It will be a massive 10 disc CD, DVD, and Blu-ray boxed set which was hcompiled by Carlin’s daughter Kelly featuring 5 hours of previously unreleased bonus material including rare performance footage from Carlin’s personal archives. experience of my world- view, I'd recommend any of comedian George Carlin's HBO specials. The George Carlin Commemorative Collection will be released on June 12th, which would’ve been the iconic comedian’s 81st birthday. I've done my best to make this book as entertaining as I can.


A career-spanning box set containing the works of George Carlin is coming out this June.
